Jun 2, 2013

Just One Penny

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justonepenny

My Ayva has been blessed with the gift of finding money wherever she goes. It's mostly pennies, but every occasionally she'll discover a dime, or even a quarter. She gets so excited whenever she finds a coin, and it doesn't even matter what denomination it is. She seriously acts like she's just found a sack filled with a million dollars every time. I was thinking about that today when I walked past a penny on the ground. Even as I thought about how Ayva would have picked it up, I didn't stop. … [Read more...]

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May 25, 2013

Just Look Up

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just look up

Life gets busy sometimes, you know? We go along, running errands, completing tasks, checking items off of our list. At the end of the day, we race home, throw a meal together, rush the kids to bed, go to sleep, and do it all over again. I can admit it,  I kind of get off on having a packed schedule. The adrenaline surges through my veins as I move from one thing to the next, figuring out problems and handling business. I actually don't know what to do when I don't have anything to do. … [Read more...]

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Apr 28, 2013

Are You Clearly In Need?

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Matthew 7:7

I had an encounter with a woman last week that I can't get off of my mind. I was at the gas station when she walked by me, pushing a shopping cart. The woman had a small boy with her, and her cart was filled with various items that were clearly their personal things. As I waited for my gas to finish pumping, I watched her walk by thinking that maybe I should say something to her. Because I am human, though, and I don't always do the right thing, I didn't call out to her. Instead, I thought about … [Read more...]

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Apr 2, 2013

God’s Light – A Haiku

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sunset, mama knows it all, haiku, poetry

I am not a light. That glow that draws you to me? That's the light of God. inspired by John 1:8 … [Read more...]

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Feb 21, 2013

{Mama’s Getting Married} What’s On Your List?

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TerrenceAyva

Many, many years ago I hung out with a guy for a few months who told me that one of the criteria for his future wife was that she be in a sorority. Not that she be kind or empathetic towards others. He didn't say anything about loving God, or being ambitious. Now, of course, this was a long time ago, so we were in our late twenties, but seriously...a sorority? That's bad, but I remember making a list once myself of the type of man that I wanted to marry. There wasn't anything like … [Read more...]

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Feb 19, 2013

Stop Settling and Be Amazing.

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mamaknowsitall, Brandi Jeter

Over the last few years, I've had a lot of challenges. Personal, financial, issues with my family...you name it, I've gone through it. I started to get used to the despair to the point that I had started to accept, and even invite, chaos and sadness into my life. I had gotten so used to being tense, unhappy, and unsatisfied that I didn't even know how to function when things were normal. I'd even venture to say that I didn't even know what "normal" was anymore. A few months ago, life changed … [Read more...]

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